1981 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 103-112
A correlation between leucocyte adherence inhibition index (LAI Index) and degree of macroscopic extension (Stage) which was decided by operation findings and autopsy findings, was studied in patients with pancreatic carcinoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. In the 20 patients with pancreatic carcinoma, as all of the cases belonged to Stage IV, no correlation could be elucidated between LAI Index and Stage. Also, any obvious correlations were not found between LAI Index and lymph nodes metastasis, invasion of pancreas capsule, matastasis to liver, and peritoneal dissemination in pancreas head carcinoma, respectively. In the patients with pancreas body and tail carcinoma, however, LAI Index showed a tendency of parallel increase with the degree of peritoneal dissemination. On the other hand, in 13 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, 3 cases belonged to Stage I and 10 cases to Stage III. However, there was no difference in LAI Indices between both Stages. Also, no significant difference was found between the number of days from LAI testing to death and LAI Index.
